1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 7–4 record.

1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
Tennessee State       9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame       9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)       9 3 0
Southern Miss       9 3 0
Navy       8 4 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
Boston College       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       7 4 0
Rutgers       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Tulane       7 5 0
Colgate       5 4 1
North Texas State       6 5 0
Villanova       6 5 0
West Virginia       6 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Richmond       5 6 0
Syracuse       5 6 0
East Carolina       4 7 0
Illinois State       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
Holy Cross       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
Memphis State       2 9 0
William & Mary       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Iowa StateL 7–4247,331[1]
September 20at Arkansas StateW 35–12[2]
September 27Southwestern LouisianaW 24–016,583[3]
October 4Northwestern State
W 38–1416,971[4]
October 11McNeese State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 28–4816,352[5]
October 18LamarW 28–6500[6]
October 25Southeastern Louisiana
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 30–5517,203[7]
November 1at Nicholls StateW 29–28[8]
November 8Mississippi College
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 40–22[9]
November 15at North Texas StateL 18–26[10]
November 22Louisiana Tech
W 19–1415,238[11]

References

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  1. ^ "ISU sails, Crutchfield leads ground assault, 42–7". The Des Moines Register. September 14, 1980. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NLU Indians deal A-State rare setback". The Shreveport Times. September 21, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northeast wins over Cajuns". Daily World. September 28, 1980. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NLU, Holman pop Demons' bubble". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Five touchdowns by McClendon in McNeese win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. p. C6. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indians blast Cards". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1980. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southeastern drowns NLU Indians, 55–30". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northeast nips Nicholls St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 2, 1980. p. C12. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NLU batters Choctaws, 40–22". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1980. p. D2. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jones spurs Mean Green to 26–18 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northeast topples Tech, 19–14". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1980. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.